All About Color #8A79AF

#8A79AF

About #8A79AF

#8A79AF is a medium purple color with the hex code #8A79AF. In RGB it is red 138, green 121, blue 175; in HSL it is hue 259°, saturation 25%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 21%, 31%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 3.86:1 on white and 5.43:1 on black.

#8A79AF Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 79, AF
CMYK21.14%, 30.86%, 0.00%, 31.37%
RGB Decimal138, 121, 175
HSL259°, 25%, 58%
RGB Octal212, 171, 257
HSV (HSB)258.89°, 30.86%, 68.63%
RGB Binary10001010, 1111001, 10101111
CIE-L*AB54.21, 17.97, -26.27
RGB Percent54.12%, 47.45%, 68.63%
CIE-L*CH54.21, 31.83, 304.38
XYZ25.06, 22.17, 43.52
CIE-L*UV54.21, 5.26, -41.97
xyY0.28, 0.24, 22.17
Hunter-Lab47.09, 12.58, -21.83
RYB54.12%, 47.45%, 68.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A79AF on a dark background: contrast 5.43:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A79AF on a light background: contrast 3.86:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A79AF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8A79AF · #BCB3D1 · #5D4D80 · #9EAF79 · #C7D1B3

Analogous palette

#799EAF · #7983AF · #8A79AF · #A579AF · #AF799E

Triadic palette

#8A79AF · #AF8A79 · #79AF8A · #BCB3D1 · #D1BCB3

Tetradic palette

#8A79AF · #AF7983 · #9EAF79 · #79AFA5 · #5D4D80

Monochromatic palette

#413659 · #645289 · #8A79AF · #B4A9CB · #DED9E8

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